United States gubernatorial elections, 2002
- United States gubernatorial elections, 2002
Although Republicans made some gains from Democrats, Democrats increased their overall number of governorships.
Democratic gains
* Arizona - State Attorney General Janet Napolitano won an open seat held by term-limited Gov. Jane Dee Hull
* Illinois - Representative Rod Blagojevich won an open seat held by retring Gov. George H. Ryan, becoming the first Democratic governor since 1972.
* Kansas - State Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius won an open seat held by term-limited Gov. Bill Graves
* Maine - Representative John Baldacci won an open seat held by Independent term-limited Gov. Angus King
* Michigan - State Attorney General Jennifer Granholm won an open seat held by term-limited Gov. John Engler
* New Mexico - Former U.S. Secretary of Energy Bill Richardson won an open seat held by term-limited Gov. Gary E. Johnson
* Oklahoma - Brad Henry won an open seat held by term-limited Gov. Frank Keating
* Pennsylvania - Former Mayor of Philadelphia and DNC Chairman Ed Rendell won an open seat held by retring Gov. Mark Schweiker
* Tennessee - Former Nashville Mayor Phil Bredesen won an open seat held by term-limited Gov. Don Sundquist
* Wisconsin - State Attorney General Jim Doyle "defeated" incumbent Gov. Scott McCallum
* Wyoming - U.S. Attorney Dave Freudenthal won an open seat held by term-limited Gov. Jim Geringer
Republican gains
* Alabama - Representative Bob Riley narrowly defeated incumbent Gov. Don Siegelman
* Alaska - U.S. Senator Frank Murkowski won an open seat held by term-limited Gov. Tony Knowles
* Georgia - Sonny Perdue defeated incumbent Gov. Roy Barnes and became first GOP Governor in Georgia since 1870s
* Hawaii - Linda Lingle won an open seat held by term-limited Gov. Benjamin Cayetano, becoming the first Republican Governor since 1962.
* South Carolina - Representative Mark Sanford defeated incumbent Gov. Jim Hodges
* Maryland - Representative Robert Ehrlich won an open seat held by term-limited Gov. Parris Glendening, becoming the first Republican Governor since Spiro Agnew in 1966.
* Minnesota - State House Majority Leader Tim Pawlenty won an open seat held by retring Independent Gov. Jesse Ventura in difficult, three-way (GOP, DFL and IMP) race
* New Hampshire - Craig Benson won an open seat held by retring Gov. Jeanne Shaheen
* Vermont - State Treasurer Jim Douglas won an open seat held by retring Gov. Howard Dean
Election results
A bolded state name features an article about the specific election.
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